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Atlanta restaurateur Ford Fry (who owns State of Grace in Houston) has acquired the former Bernadine's spot at 1801 N. Shepherd and will be opening a Mexican restaurant, Superica, in the first quarter of 2018. He currently owns two Superica restaurants in Atlanta. Shown: Huevos rancheros (house tortillas with beans, ranchero sauce,two sunny-side up eggs, avocado and bacon). less

Atlanta restaurateur Ford Fry (who owns State of Grace in Houston) has acquired the former Bernadine's spot at 1801 N. Shepherd and will be opening a Mexican restaurant, Superica, in the first quarter of 2018. ... more

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Akaushi rib-eye in cognac flambé

Akaushi rib-eye in cognac flambé

Photo: La Table Houston

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LA VOZ: The original Cyclone Anaya's opened in the 1960s by a professional wrestler who fought under the name Cyclone Anaya ( HIS REAL NAME WAS JESUS BECERRA ). Photo Credit: Cyclone Anaya.

LA VOZ: The original Cyclone Anaya's opened in the 1960s by a professional wrestler who fought under the name Cyclone Anaya ( HIS REAL NAME WAS JESUS BECERRA ). Photo Credit: Cyclone Anaya.

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Cyclone Anaya's Mexican Kitchen, a grouop of Houston-based Tex-Mex restaurants has been sold to the Heritage Restaurant Group, part of the Dhanani Group, which also owns La Madeleine brand. Shown: Cyclone Anaya's in Midtown. less

Cyclone Anaya's Mexican Kitchen, a grouop of Houston-based Tex-Mex restaurants has been sold to the Heritage Restaurant Group, part of the Dhanani Group, which also owns La Madeleine brand. Shown: Cyclone ... more

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To mark its 55th anniversary, Antone's Famous Po'Boys will sell its Original po'boy sandwich for 55 cents from1 to 3 p.m. daily from Sept. 11 to 17.

To mark its 55th anniversary, Antone's Famous Po'Boys will sell its Original po'boy sandwich for 55 cents from1 to 3 p.m. daily from Sept. 11 to 17.

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Antone's Famous Po'Boys will sell its Original po'boy sandwich for 55 cents.

Antone's Famous Po'Boys will sell its Original po'boy sandwich for 55 cents.

Photo: Cooper&Ricca

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Ford Fry to bring Tex-Mex concept to Houston

The former Bernadine's space in the Heights will be reborn as Superica, a Tex-Mex concept from Atlanta restaurateur Ford Fry. It is expected to open first quarter 2018, to be followed by as-yet-unnamed casual annex in the adjoining space that previously housed Hunky Dory. Fry is a Houston native who opened his first restaurant, State of Grace, here in 2015. He has two Superica restaurants in Atlanta. Superica is described as a "taco, fajita and enchilada haven" with fresh flour tortillas, warm chips, various table salsas and meats cooked over live Texas mesquite fire.

La Table, 1800 Post Oak, has updated its posh French-American menu with a greater emphasis on vegetable and proteins, and lighter presentations overall. But it still respects Houston's love for beef and for spectacle. The restaurant now serves one of the city's more spectacular hunks of beef: a 42-ounce, bone-in Akaushi rib-eye steak. The meat is marinated in cognac for 24 hours, seared in the kitchen, then flambéed tableside. It can be yours (for two) for $180.

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The Heritage Restaurant Group, part of the Sugar Land-based Dhanani Group, has purchased six local Cyclone Anaya's Mexican Kitchen restaurants (five in Houston and one in the Woodlands), and will continue to operate them with the same menu. The former Cyclone Anaya owners, Ricardo "Rico" Valencia and his sister Vienna Valencia Bement (children of Jesus Becerra Valencia, the Mexican wrestler known as Cyclone Anaya), retained ownership of the Midtown restaurant kiosk Rico's Morning & Noon & Night. They plan to open a more casual Tex-Mex concept, Cyclone Anaya's Tex-Mex Cantina, in Austin.

Antone's marks anniversary with 55-cent po'boys

To mark its 55th anniversary, Antone's Famous Po'Boys is offering its iconic Original po'boy (normally $5.95) for 55 cents from 1 to 3 p.m. Sept. 11-17. The sandwich pricing will be offered at Antone's at 4520 San Felipe and 2724 W. T.C. Jester, as well as the Antone's grab-and-go kiosks in Greenway Plaza (3 Greenway Plaza) and downtown tunnels (811 Louisiana).